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ten  (tn)
n.
1. The cardinal number equal to 9 + 1.
2. The tenth in a set or sequence.
3. Something having ten parts, units, or members.
4. Games A playing card marked with ten spots.
5. A ten-dollar bill.

[Middle English, from Old English ten; see dek in Indo-European roots.]

ten adj. & pron.

ten
Noun
1. the cardinal number that is the sum of one and nine
2. a numeral, 10 or X, representing this number
3. something representing or consisting of ten units
Adjective
amounting to ten: ten years [Old English tēn]
tenth adjn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tenten - the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
large integer - an integer equal to or greater than ten
2.ten - one of four playing cards in a deck with ten pips on the face
spot - a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value; "an eight-spot"
Adj.1.tenten - being one more than nine
10, x
cardinal - being or denoting a numerical quantity but not order; "cardinal numbers"
Translations
Spanish ten [tɛn] numdiez;
tens of thousands → decenas fpl de miles

French ten [tɛn] numdix
n tens of thousands → des dizaines fpl de milliers

German ten [tɛn] numzehn
n tens of thousands → Zehntausende pl

Italian ten [tɛn] numdieci
ndieci;
tens of thousands → decine di migliaia

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Now, when Umslopogaas and Jikiza the Unconquered had come to the cattle kraal, they were set in its centre and there were ten paces between them.
In ten days I was at home again--and my mother's arms were round me.
For forty days wind and weather were all in our favour, but the next night a terrific storm arose, which blew us hither and thither for ten days, till the pilot confessed that he had quite lost his bearings.
 
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